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Chuck Ross

Chuck Ross is the managing director of TVWeek.com. He's been involved in the TV business ever since he sold cable TV subscriptions in Santa Monica, Calif., door-to-door in the mid-to-late 1970s. He's had regular gigs reporting and/or editing about TV and advertising for Cablevision magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Media and Advertising Age. He first joined the predecessor to TVWeek, Electronic Media, in 2000.

Film Director Dead at 63 — His Last Movie Was One of the Big Winners at This Year’s Oscars

A filmmaker who co-wrote and directed an Academy Award-winning movie while he fought a battle with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, has died. The U.K. publication The Daily Mail reports that Richard Glatzer died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was…

Rock Guitarist Reportedly Stabbed in the Head by His Brother

The guitar player for a popular U.S. heavy metal band was reportedly stabbed in the head during a knife fight with his brother. BBC News reports that Mick Thomson, the longtime guitarist for the band Slipknot, was taken to the…

Fox News Books Special on ISIS Militant Group

The Fox News Channel has rolled out plans for a special focusing on the Islamic militant group ISIS. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the one-hour special, “Fox News Reporting: Unholy War — The March of ISIS,” is set for Friday, March 13,…

Britain’s Prime Minister Lets His Feelings Be Known in the ‘Top Gear’ Dispute

The conflict at the BBC’s worldwide hit car show “Top Gear,” where co-host Jeremy Clarkson got himself suspended — and got the show taken off the air, for now — has reached the top level of British government. Time magazine…

‘SNL’ Veteran Joins Panel of Celebrity Judges on NBC’s ‘Last Comic Standing’

NBC announced plans for the return of its comedy competition “Last Comic Standing,” with “Saturday Night Live” alum Norm Macdonald joining the judges’ panel. Macdonald joins returning judges Roseanne Barr and Keenen Ivory Wayans. The show also has a new…

Disney Takes Wraps Off ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ Release Date, Reveals Plans for Spinoff

Walt Disney Co. Chairman and CEO Bob Iger broke plenty of news about upcoming “Star Wars” movies during the company’s annual shareholder meeting today in San Francisco. The Los Angeles Times reports that one of the key bits of info…

Transgender Teen Gets Her Own Show

A transgender teenager’s story will unfold in a new unscripted TV series. TLC announced that it has greenlighted “All That Jazz,” focusing on Jazz Jennings and her family. The program, from This Is Just a Test, is set for an…

CBS Officially Renews Three Comedy Series

After news leaked about CBS renewing a pair of sitcoms, the network added another one to the list and made it all official. As we reported earlier today, social media broke the news that CBS was renewing “Mom” and “Mike…

CBS Renews Two Sitcoms

CBS has given renewals to two of its comedy series, although the news broke via social media ahead of any confirmation by the network, according to a report in Variety. The Chuck Lorre shows “Mom” and “Mike & Molly” received…

Is the Breakout Hit of the Broadcast Season Finally Cooling Off? Yes … and No

The broadcast television season’s biggest breakout hit saw one streak come to an end, while it extended another one. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the freshman Fox drama “Empire” saw its “nearly unprecedented eight-week growth streak” in the…